as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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Recent Examples of blurry
The camera alternates between a traditional perspective and Ray’s POV, switching between wide shots that center Ray and Bart’s struggle for dominance and a fuzzy, blurry perspective that aligns with Ray’s agony.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
Hahn explained that her eyes felt blurry, colors looked different, and her vision didn't feel clear.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Corrosion on the rearview camera harness and connector can cause the display to have an intermittent rearview video image, no rearview video image, or blurry, foggy or hazy image quality, according to the recall report.
—James Powel, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
In an image from Quancheng Ocean Polar World, also in China, the fish are blurry while the pipes that circulate the water are in focus.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
Hahn explained that her eyes felt blurry, colors looked different, and her vision didn't feel clear.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Corrosion on the rearview camera harness and connector can cause the display to have an intermittent rearview video image, no rearview video image, or blurry, foggy or hazy image quality, according to the recall report.
—James Powel, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
In an image from Quancheng Ocean Polar World, also in China, the fish are blurry while the pipes that circulate the water are in focus.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurry
Adjective
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This Earth sign can be quite the perfectionist, preferring order and discernment over anything remotely vague and careless.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Detainees can be held indefinitely without charges, often based on vague suspicion, anonymous tips, or looks alone.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Applebee’s recently managed its first quarter of same-store sales growth after eight consecutive declines, a faint improvement, but one that pales in comparison to the surge at Chili’s or the steady gains at Olive Garden.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This leads to signals that are often faint, easily drowned out by background noise, and difficult to isolate in complex biological environments such as blood or tissue.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This character development does not really land, however, and Mersault becomes increasingly hazy, disappearing into a cloud of abstraction in the third act.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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People take pictures with the Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas sign under hazy orange skies as the sun sets in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 29, 2023.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurry. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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